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UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. HOUSE. COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH.

COST ESTIMATES FOR H.R. 2116, THE VETERANS'
MILLENNIUM HEALTH CARE ACT

HEARING

BEFORE THE

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

MAY 31, 2000

TRANSFER

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

62-574CC

JUNE 30, 1999

Printed for the use of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Serial No. 106-18

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 2000

For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office

Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402

ISBN 0-16-060221-1

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

BOB STUMP, Arizona, Chairman CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey LANE EVANS, Illinois MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida

BOB FILNER, California FLOYD SPENCE, South Carolina

LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois TERRY EVERETT, Alabama

CORRINE BROWN, Florida STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana

MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania JACK QUINN, New York

COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota CLIFF STEARNS, Florida

JULIA CARSON, Indiana JERRY MORAN, Kansas

SILVESTRE REYES, Texas J.D. HAYWORTH, Arizona

VIC SNYDER, Arkansas HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho

CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas RAY LA HOOD, Illinois

RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah

SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
HOWARD P. (BUCK) MCKEON, California BARON P. HILL, Indiana
JIM GIBBONS, Nevada

TOM, UDALL, New Mexiso
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana

CARL D. COMMENATOR, Chief Counsel and Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH

CLIFF STEARNS, Florida, Chairman CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida

MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania JERRY MORAN, Kansas

COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho

JULIA CARSON, Indiana HOWARD P. (BUCK) MCKEON, California VIC SNYDER, Arkansas MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho

CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana

RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi

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CONTENTS

OPENING STATEMENTS

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Chairman Stearns

Hon. Lane Evans, ranking democratic member, Full Committee on Veterans'

Affairs

Prepared statement of Congressman Evans

Hon. Luis V. Gutierrez

Prepared statement of Congressma Gutierrez

Hon. Michael F. Doyle

Prepared statement of Congressman Doyle

Hon. Silvestre Reyes

Hon. Vic Snyder

Hon. Stephen E. Buyer

WITNESSES

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Garthwaite, Thomas L., M.D., Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Depart-

ment of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Daniel J. Schoeps, Community
Based Care Service Line, Geriatrics and Extended Care Strategic
Healthcare Group, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Walter A. Hall,

Assistant General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs
Schoeps, Daniel J., Community Based Care Service Line, Geriatrics and

Extended Care Strategic Healthcare Group, Department of Veterans Af-

fairs

Van de Water, Paul, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis, Congressional

Budget Office; accompanied by Michael Miller, Chief, Defense, International
Affairs and Veterans' Affairs Cost Estimates Unit

Prepared statement of Mr. Van de Water, with attachment

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MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

Cost estimates for H.R. 2116, prepared by Congressional Budget Office, June

28, 1999,

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